¹² Jehoshaphat grew more and more powerful. He built ·strong, walled cities [fortresses] and ·towns for storing supplies [storage cities] in Judah. ¹³ He kept many supplies in the towns of Judah, and he kept ·trained soldiers [skilled warriors] in Jerusalem. ¹⁴ These soldiers were ·listed [enrolled; divided] by ·families [clans]. From the ·families [clans] of Judah, these were the ·commanders [officers] of groups of a thousand men: Adnah was the commander of three hundred thousand skilled soldiers; ¹⁵ Jehohanan was the commander of two hundred eighty thousand skilled soldiers; ¹⁶ Amasiah was the commander of two hundred thousand skilled soldiers. Amasiah son of Zicri had volunteered to serve the Lord.

¹⁷ These were the ·commanders [officers] from the ·families [clans] of Benjamin: Eliada, a brave soldier, had two hundred thousand soldiers ·who used [armed/equipped with] bows and shields. ¹⁸ And Jehozabad had one hundred eighty thousand men ·armed [equipped] for war.

¹⁹ All these soldiers served King Jehoshaphat. The king also put other men in the ·strong, walled [fortified] cities through all of Judah.